On This Day - April 28, A Shot Of History

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2001 – Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Tito
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOkqR4CK7Qc

1978 – President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Daoud_Khan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0IgmkSarQ4

1996 – Port Arthur Massacre (Australia): Gunman Martin Bryant opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siun7RHSyqA

1974 – Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress, is born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%C3%A9lope_Cruz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQMD-FrBBtw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJT3dYIDPjY

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